Russian strikes hit key power plant in Kyiv, Zelensky says
The Ukrainian president says the ballistic missile strikes came with "no early warning from our partners".
Key points
- A Russian ballistic missile attack hit Kyiv's Darnytska CHP-4 power plant and a residential building, Zelensky said.
- Mayor Klitschko reported one death and 13 injuries, with four in serious condition.
- The strike came two days after Trump said Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an energy ceasefire.
A key energy facility supplying Kyiv with heating and electricity was hit in a Russian ballistic missile attack, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said. The strike also damaged a residential building and occurred late on Tuesday, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
Klitschko said one person was killed and 13 were injured in the missile strike on the apartment block. Four of the injured were in serious condition, he added.
What Zelensky said
Zelensky said the attack came with "no early warning from our partners" and noted that Ukraine had supported an energy ceasefire. "Ukraine supported an energy ceasefire. Russia is targeting yet another power plant and the lives of our people," he said on social media.
He added that it was unjust for Ukraine to face destruction of its energy infrastructure without early warnings about ballistic missile launches. He called on the world not to stay silent and for the United States to see what is happening and who is responsible for the war continuing.
Ukraine supported an energy ceasefire. Russia is targeting yet another power plant and the lives of our people.
— Volodymyr Zelensky
Context and prior strikes
The attack was the second consecutive night of Russian missile strikes on Kyiv. After Monday night's strikes, there was speculation that America had cut off access to key intelligence that helps Ukraine track incoming threats, but Trump denied this on Tuesday.
Trump said the US is helping Ukraine and sharing intelligence, and that both countries want the war to end. Asked about strikes on energy sites, Trump said Ukraine hit many sites the day before, but he did not say whether Russia had broken a ceasefire.
CHPP-4, which serves the Dniprovskyi district and parts of the Darnytskyi district, had been severely damaged in a separate Russian missile attack earlier this year. That strike left more than 1,000 residential buildings without heating and hot water, along with 47 schools, 72 kindergartens and 18 medical institutions, according to Reuters.
